Background on Italian artist Michelangelo Buonarroti - Information on his works, skills, and the impact he had on art of the High Renaissance.
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1. Michelangelo Buonarroti By Jaime Lin European History
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2. Background Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni; born
on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, Italy. Began to show interest in art
by age ten Became apprentice at 12 to Domenico Ghirlandaio Set to
be artist at 13 Lived to age of 89 Died in 1564 Self-portrait
3. accoMplishMents Great leader in Italian Renaissance Greatest
glory: painting the Sistine Chapel began in 1508, completed in
1512
4. Works the old testaMent And God said: quot;Let there be
light,quot;...and He separated God made two great lights: the
greater the light from darkness the first light to govern the day
and the lesser light day to govern the night on the fourth day
5. sistine chapel painting to paint pictures of 12 apostles
around outside of ceiling Instead, he used central area of ceiling
to paint history of the Old Testament Included over 300 figures
Initially regarded as inferior to Raphael, but painting of Sistine
Chapel elevated his status
6. iMpact set standards for painting, poetry, and architecture
Paintings were equally proportioned w/ good perspective One founder
of the high renaissance Creation of Adam: quot;Everymanquot;
7. iMpact Was a dominant force; had much influence on art
culture of Florence & Rome in 15th and 16th centuries
Acknowledgement of artistic talent became legendary Was a trend
setter in painting Creation of new ideology in form of
individualism Unique style became sign of nobility
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Michelangelo. London, Aladdin Books Ltd., 1993, pp. 5-29. 3.
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